June

• Plant window boxes. Prune spring flowering shrubs once they have finished blooming. Thin seedlings.

• Use balanced, organic fertilizers around flowers. Fertilize annuals with liquid fertilizer to promote continuous blooming.

• Stake tall perennials and tomatoes. Use pine needle mulch for blueberries.

• Be sure the lawn mower is set to cut the grass high.

• Divide iris' when they are done blooming.

• Plant gladiolus corms.

• Dead-head spent plant and shrub flowers.

• Remove rhubarb seed stalks as they form.

• Cut back perennials such as dianthus, veronica and other similar shrubby varieties, to will possibly produce a second bloom.

• You can make softwood cuttings of shrubs this month through July. You may still plant container grown shrubs.

• Plant broccoli seed for fall harvest.

• Move house plants outside to a shady, protected spot and lightly feed with half strength fertilizer. Mulch perennials and roses to keep down weeds and conserve moisture.

• Lookout for Japanese beetles either early or late in the day and shake them into a bucket of soapy water. Put annuals outside. Move amaryllis outside.

• Pinch leading stems of chrysanthemums to encourage bushiness and blossoms. Do this every 6 inches as they grow.

• Spray the Natural insect repellant to control apple maggot flies. Stop cutting asparagus when new spears get pinkie-finger thin. Let them grow into ferns.

• Order autumn bulbs.